Walking doll



E. M. MELTON WALKING DOLL Jqn 22, 1948.

' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 5, 1945 In uen tor 'June 22; 1948.

E. M. MELTON WALKING DOLL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 1945 5 m by A Q .EZJ/TH flfiEy y l/ TON tor y Zgum and Patented June 22, 1948 WALKING DOLL Edith Meehan Melton, Cheraw, S. 0., assignor of ten per cent to Llew Latta McManus, Chen-aw,

Application April 5, 1945, Serial No. 586,683

4 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to a new and useful improvement in toys, and more particularly to a walking doll,

An important object of the present invention is to provide a doll of this character including means operatively connecting the legs and arms for the simultaneous movement thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment for dolls capable of manipulating the feet thereof separately in a stepping or walking motion, andalso embodying means for operatively connecting the arms to the legs for lowering and raising the arms through the movement of the legs.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts through, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the doll.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view showing one of the legs in walking position.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view illustrating the connection between the arms and the legs of the doll for the simultaneous movement thereof, and

Figure 7 is an enlarged side elevational view of a shoe for the doll having rollers mounted thereon to represent a skate.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of this invention. The numeral 5 designates the body of the doll which is formed of a flexible fabric covering 6 of suitable material and including leg portions I, arms 8 and a head 9, all of which are stuffed with loose cotton or similar material ID to permit the swinging movement of the legs and arms.

A rigid rod I I extends from the upper portion of the body 5 upwardly into the head 9, the rod being embedded in the filler material ID.

A cross bar I2 is connected to the bar II and ext nds i to the sho lders p: the body 5.

The ends of the bar l2 are formed with eyes l3 in which right and left rods [4 and I5 are loosely inserted for pivoting and sliding therein, the upper end of the rods [4 and I5 extending upwardly through the shoulders of the doll and outwardly thereof, while the lower end of the rod It extends downwardly through the right leg of the doll and the lower end of the rod [5 extends downwardly through the left leg thereof.

The filler material I0 is packed in the body of the doll sufiiciently loosely to enable the movement of the rods [4 and [5 during the forward and backward swinging movement of the legs in a manner as indicated in Figure 4 of the drawings.

Shoes [6 are placed on the feet of the doll, the shoes having a rigid bottom ll attached thereto and the lower ends of the rods [4 and I5 extend downwardly through the shoes and are threaded in the rigid bottom I! as indicated in Figure '7 of the drawings.

If desired, rollers or wheels I8 may be rotatably mounted at the side edges of the rigid bottoms I! to simulate a roller skate for rolling the doll over a floor or other surface.

The upper ends of the rods l4 and I5 are formed with transverse openings 19 through which a cord 20 is slidably mounted, the cord extending forwardly over the shoulder through guides 2| attached to the upper portions of the arm 8 and is attached adjacent the wrist. The upper end of the cord 20 is provided with a loop or ring 22 by means of which the cord may be pulled for raising the arm 8 in the manner as indicated in Figure 6 of the drawings.

In order to simulate a walking movement, the upper outer ends of the rods I4 and I5 constitute handles by means of which legs 1 may be manipulated in a forward and backward swinging movement, and if desired, the pull cords 20 may be simultaneously grasped by the hand of a person for raising and lowering the arm 8.

It will also be apparent that the pull cord 20 may be independently operated to raise and lower the arms to simulate a hand shaking motion.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A doll including a body, legs and arms, each of stuffed material, said legs and arms being adapted for swinging movement on the body, a rigid member extending vertically in each leg and projecting upwardly at the top of the body and forming a hand grip at its upper end to swing its connected leg forwardly and rearwardly, and a member in the body pivotally and slidably supporting said rigid members.

2. A doll including a body, legs and arms, each of stuifed material, said legs and arms being adapted for swinging movement on the body, a rigid member extending verticallyin each leg and projecting upwardly at the top of the body and forming a hand grip at its upper "end to swing its connected leg forwardly and rearwardly, and means in the upper portion of the body for holding the same rigid and pivotally and slidably supporting the rigid members.

3. A doll including a body, legs and arms, said legs and arms being adapted for swinging movement on the body, a, rigid member extending vertically in each leg and projecting upwardly at the top of the body and forming a hand grip at its upper end to swing its connected leg forwardly and rearwardly, means in the upper portion of the body for holding the same rigid and pivotally and slidably supporting the rigid members, and means connecting the upper ends of the rigid members to the arms for simultaneous movement thereof, said last means being operative to move the arms independently.

4. A doll including a body, legs and arms, said legs and arms being adapted for swinging movement on the body, a rigid member extending vertically in each leg and projecting upwardly at the top of the body and forming a hand grip at its upper end to swing its connected leg forwardly and rearwardly, means in the upper portion of the body for holding the same rigid and pivotally supporting the rigid members, and a flexible pull member attached to each arm and slidably carried by the upper end of an adjacent rigid member for swingably actuating the arms independently of the legs.

EDITH MEEHAN MELTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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